Best Food & Drink Festivals 2026

The best-loved Food & Drink festivals

How we rate this: we read attendee reports from public discussion and score each festival on value, music, access, safety and facilities. These are the food & drink events with the warmest word of mouth. It is early, honest signal, not paid placement and not our own opinion.

1. 1Great American Beer Festival · CO5/5

   “The people are amazing and the beer is even better!”

2. 2New York City Wine & Food Festival · NY4/5

   “MIND BLOWING AWESOME, Thats all I can say”

3. 3EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival · FL4/5

   “It is hands down the BEST time to visit Epcot (Sept-Oct). I highly recommend checking this out!”

4. 4Atlanta Food & Wine Festival · GA4/5

   “AFAW is a great event!”

5. 5Wellfleet OysterFest · MA4/5

   “One of the only local festivals on the lower cape that is well organized, has something for everyone”

The most talked-about Food & Drink festivals

The food & drink events generating the most public discussion in our records, and what makes each one land.

1. 1Famous Food Festival · NY

   The Famous Food Festival is a large 'Taste the World' food festival held in the parking lots of the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park on Long Island, gathering 100-plus food trucks and v

2. 2Taste of Chicago · IL

   Taste of Chicago is the city's flagship summer food festival, billed as the world's largest, run by the City of Chicago's cultural-affairs department in lakefront Grant Park since

3. 3EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival · FL

   The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is Walt Disney World's flagship culinary event and the longest-running of Disney's park festivals, a months-long celebration (the 2026

4. 4Bourbon & Beyond · KY

   Bourbon & Beyond is a four-day music, bourbon and food festival held each September at the Highland Festival Grounds (KY Expo Center) in Louisville, pairing 120-plus acts across mu

5. 5New York City Wine & Food Festival · NY

   The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is New York's flagship food-and-drink festival, held each October as a benefit for Food Bank for New York City and the No Kid Hu

The 2026 Food & Drink scene by sound

How the 260 US food & drink festivals split by sub-genre

Regional Specialties is the biggest strand, tagged on 85 of the 260 food & drink festivals we track. Tap a sound to see only those festivals.

Food & Drink festivals by month

When the 260 US food & drink festivals happen across the year

Food & Drink season peaks in May, with 34 festivals that month. Tap a month for the full calendar.

Where the Food & Drink scene clusters

The states with the most food & drink festivals

It clusters hardest in California (43 festivals), then Florida (23) and Tennessee (16). Tap a state for its full list.

This week in Food & Drink

From the Froligo Desk: what the food & drink scene is talking about right now.

Food & Drink festivals in the next 30 days

Soonest first. Dates, tickets and camping on each page.

• EPCOT International Food & Wine FestivalLake Buena Vista, FL Aug 27 to Nov 21, 2026
• State Fair of LouisianaShreveport, LA Oct 29 to Nov 15, 2026
• Kona Coffee Cultural FestivalKailua-Kona, HI Nov 6 to 15, 2026
• National Peanut FestivalDothan, AL Nov 6 to 15, 2026
• WurstfestNew Braunfels, TX Nov 6 to 15, 2026

Food & Drink festivals 2026: quick answers

The questions people ask most, answered from our data

How many food & drink festivals are there in the US?

We track 260 US food & drink festivals, 251 of them live or upcoming for 2026.

When is food & drink festival season?

It peaks in May, with 34 food & drink festivals that month.

Where are the most food & drink festivals?

California leads with 43, then Florida (23) and Tennessee (16).

What are the best food & drink festivals for 2026?

By attendee sentiment, Great American Beer Festival, New York City Wine & Food Festival and EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival lead our read.

Stay up to date

Dates move, lineups shift, prices climb. Froligo Pulse is built to tell you the moment a festival you care about changes. For what the food & drink scene is talking about this week, read the Froligo Desk.

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